Notice Information
Notice Title
Supply of Taxi/Private Hire Car Licence Plates & Ancillaries
Notice Description
The City of Edinburgh Council's Taxi Examination Centre (TEC) requires to a contract for the supply of blank Taxi/Private Hire Car (PHC) Plates & Ancillaries (i.e. brackets, vehicle stickers & security foils, plate press & jig, plate design software etc.), the specifications for which are stipulated/approved by the Council's Regulatory Committee. The Council is also seeking to employ a plate disposal methodology (for its own and West Lothian Council's plates) which is secure, sustainable and offers value for money.
Lot Information
Lot 1
See attached tender documentation.
Options: During the contract period TEC may require to change the technical specification of an item, retire items, add additional items, for example, as a result of a process change or an update to Licencing Regulations or Council Policy.
Renewal: The contract will be let for a period of 2 years + two optional 12 month extensions, undertaken at the sole discretion of the Council.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-038b07
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010585-2023
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
-
- CPV Codes
34928470 - Signage
34928471 - Sign materials
44423400 - Signs and related items
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £275,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Apr 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 20 Jan 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 14 Mar 20232 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- October 2025
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Claudine Persaud
- Contact Email
- claudine.persaud@edinburgh.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1314693727
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH8 8BG
- Post Town
- Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM1 East Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM13 City of Edinburgh
- Delivery Location
- TLM75 City of Edinburgh
-
- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- City Centre
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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